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Alaska Air Group reports March 2019 operational results

SEATTLE, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported March and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis for its mainline operations operated by subsidiary Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines, a subsidiary of RAVN Air.

AIR GROUPOn a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.5% increase in traffic on a 1.3% increase in capacity compared to March 2018. Load factor decreased 0.7 points to 84.2%.

The following table shows the operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

March

Year-to-Date

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

3,891

3,920

(0.7)%

10,417

10,489

(0.7)%

Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"

4,678

4,654

0.5%

12,449

12,403

0.4%

Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"

5,556

5,485

1.3%

15,508

15,480

0.2%

Passenger load factor

84.2%

84.9%

(0.7) pts

80.3%

80.1%

0.2 pts

MAINLINEMainline reported a 1.2% decrease in traffic on a 0.2% decrease in capacity compared to March 2018. Load factor decreased 0.9 points to 84.5%. Mainline also reported 81.2% of its flights arrived on time in March 2019, compared to 81.9% reported in March 2018.

The following table shows mainline operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

March

Year-to-Date

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

2,952

3,085

(4.3)%

7,864

8,211

(4.2)%

RPMs (000,000)

4,205

4,256

(1.2)%

11,172

11,360

(1.7)%

ASMs (000,000)

4,974

4,985

(0.2)%

13,874

14,098

(1.6)%

Passenger load factor

84.5%

85.4%

(0.9) pts

80.5%

80.6%

(0.1) pt

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

81.2%

81.9%

(0.7) pts

76.9%

84.4%

(7.5) pts

REGIONALRegional traffic increased 18.8% on a 16.4% increase in capacity compared to March 2018. Load factor increased 1.6 points to 81.3%. Alaska's regional partners also reported 82.4% of its flights arrived on time in March 2019, compared to 86.7% in March 2018.

The following table shows regional operational results for March and year-to-date, compared to the prior-year periods:

March

Year-to-Date

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Revenue passengers (000)

939

835

12.5%

2,553

2,278

12.1%

RPMs (000,000)

473

398

18.8%

1,277

1,043

22.4%

ASMs (000,000)

582

500

16.4%

1,634

1,382

18.2%

Passenger load factor

81.3%

79.7%

1.6 pts

78.2%

75.5%

2.7 pts

On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT

82.4%

86.7%

(4.3) pts

77.0%

86.2%

(9.2) pts

Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 44 million guests a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Learn about Alaska's award-winning service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (ALK).